2025 Caterpillar CAT 320D2 Crawler Excavator

I happened to see this machine during a site inspection. Its bucket was covered with mud, so at first glance it could easily be mistaken for an old excavator. However, upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a nearly new machine in excellent condition.Despite the fact that the boom, stick and bucket all have hydraulic cylinders, there’s no wet spots, no oil tracking down the chrome and there are covers on the lines, which means someone’s been maintaining it or at the very least it hasn’t been sitting in a scrapyard. The lighting was not particularly good during the inspection as it was overcast and in daylight it would have been easier to see the fine cracks.

What to look for is undercarriage – steel tracks, about 5% to 10% worn (from what I see from the pad thickness and grouser height), there is surface rust on the links but I don’t see any cracks or broken links, and that’s the only thing that I saw. I don’t see any oil seeping out from any seals in these photos, but there is dirt packed in rollers and idlers, sprocket teeth appear to be wearing but not chewed up, travel motors don’t look to be leaking but I couldn’t see them due to the angle and dirt packed in. There’s mud and dust on the swing bearing area underneath; I checked both times, except to see if there was oil mixed in with that mud, but no, fresh hydraulic fluid staining; see the center joint photo; so it’s just dry mud. There’s nothing wrong with the shell, no big dents or cracks and bucket has dirt caked on due to digging with it, teeth are still present. Counterweight – black, no oil drip, clean at bottom of counterweight.